,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #beed  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bf1 #bjai   
,mr4 ,isakson introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &  
,prev5tion to conduct rese>* on mass    
viol5ce4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,exp&+ ,rese>* on ,mass    
,viol5ce ,prev5tion ,act4  #b4 ,mass    
viol5ce rese>* ,"p ,j ( title ,,iii ( ! 
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;b et seq47 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ aft] section #cic;,d ! foll[+3   
#cic;,e4 ,mass viol5ce rese>*  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !        
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion1 %all engage 9 activities 
to address mass viol5ce4 ,su* activities
 %all include--  7#a7 pilot projects 9  
,/ates p>ticipat+ 9 ! ,national ,viol5t 
,dea? ,report+ ,sy/em t focus on improv+
 ! collection1 complet5ess1 & %>+ (     

in=mation2  7#b7 rese>* on ! nature (   
mass viol5ce & factors t contribute to  
mass viol5ce1 includ+ psy*ological &    
sociological factors2  7#c7 rese>* on   
me?ods & in/rum5ts = id5tify+ & pr$ict+ 
p]petrators ( mass viol5ce2  7#d7 rese>*
 on me?ods ( int]v5tion ) respect to1 & 
prev5tion (1 mass viol5ce2  7#e7 !      
developm5t & dissem9ation ( /&>diz$     
assessm5t tools = mass viol5ce risk2 &  
7#f7 rese>* into copycat & contagion    
ph5om5a ) respect to mass viol5ce4  7b7 
,mass viol5ce def9$ ,= purposes ( ?is   
section1 ! t]m mass viol5ce means a     
physical assault c>ri$ out ) implem5ts  
7:i* may include knives1 clubs1 motor   
vehicles1 fire>ms1 or explosives7       
result+ 9 injury or dea? to ?ree or m   
victims1 n includ+ ! p]petrator4 ,su*   
t]m does n include id5tifiably          
gang-relat$1 drug-relat$1 or organiz$   
crime-relat$ incid5ts4  7c7             
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ?is section1 !re are au?oriz$ to be 
appropriat$ #ge1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  

ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbd4  7d7 ,rule (    
con/ruction ,no activity conduct$ "u ?is
 section %all be con/ru$ z advocat+ or  
promot+ gun control )9 ! mean+ ( section
 #baj ( division ,b ( ,public ,law      
#aae-bde4  4